Victories and defeats

On the ship, the five are bent over a nautical chart. Nami explains her route. Luffy looks blank, he doesn't understand anything about cards. Zorro points to an island.

Zorro (full of longing)
I would like to go there. It's not far ...

Sanji
Well, you dare!

Nami
This is utter madness. The lion's den.

Zorro
It's just ... an old sword master lives there. It's totally famous.

Usopp
Do you want to challenge him to a duel?

Zorro
Nonsense. It must be over a hundred years old. I would just like to get to know him ... All really good people have trained with him.

Nami
But we can't show ourselves there. Remember, there are 30 million berries exposed on Luffy's head.

Zorro (resigned)
Already clear. Doesn't have to be either ...

Luffy (beaming at him)
Do you really want to go there that bad? Hey, come on, let's do this!

Usopp (cocky)
Yes! We trick you! They don't stand a chance against us!

Nami shrugs and draws a line from her planned route across to the island.An old Japanese wooden house. The swordmaster is an ancient, tiny man who sits in a lotus position on the floor with a bowl of tea in his hand. Zorro is sitting across from him and is currently drinking his bowl empty.

Sword Master (sips his tea)
You are many years late. I have no more students.

Zorro
It was pretty hard for me to come here.

Sword master
Please do me a favor and don't try to impress me with your strength of will. These young people who camp in my garden for weeks in the wind and rain because they believe that they will achieve something ... sometimes they sweep away the leaves, that's very attentive of them, but they also pee behind the bushes. It's annoying you understand

Zorro
I don't have time for that anyway.

Sword master
Oh, are you in a hurry? The art of sword fighting in two hours, is that what you want?

Zorro (offended)
No! What do you take me for, master? I've been training all my life.Sword master
All right. I even believe you. But understand one thing: I am completely unimportant. Why are you here? That is the question that is important.

Zorro
I want to be the best I swore never to lose

Swordmaster (giggles)
You're not making it easy for yourself, are you?
Well, then I can give you something.

Zorro (puts down his tea bowl, carefully, because it looks very fragile. Then he bows respectfully)
I thank you, master.

Swordmaster (also puts his bowl aside)
A fight is not always fought with swords.

Zorro nods. It was easy to understand.
The sword master
Every victory contains a defeat, every defeat a victory.

Whenever you win, you lose too. And whenever you lose something, you also gain something.

Zorro looks at him confused, that was too high for him.
Sword master (smiles)
Think about it.
Oh, and before you go, can you be kind enough to sweep away the leaves in the garden?In front of the garden gate. Luffy, Sanji and Usopp are waiting for Zorro.

Luffy
So, did you learn some new tricks?

Zorro
No.

Usopp
Then at least a real enlightenment?

Zorro
I do not know. I don't think you notice something like that until much later.

Sanji
Something about cherry blossoms in the September wind?

Zorro (annoyed)
They bloom in April. And you really have no pale ...

Zorro is about to explain what cherry blossoms have to do with sword fighting when Nami arrives, out of breath.

Nami
Folks, it's high time we got out of here. The city is full of soldiers.

A narrow, angular old town. The five run down an alley. Behind them shouting and the pounding of feet.

Zorro
Get away, I'll stop them! We'll meet at the ship!

Zorro stops at the intersection and ties his headscarf around himself. Marines approach him along the narrow alley. The first one raises his rifle and aims at him. Zorro draws his sword. He always wanted to try that out.He closes his eyes and concentrates. A shot cracks. Zorro's blade flashes through the air. He doesn't do it well or elegantly, but he manages: the ball is deflected and hisses past his head. Laughing, he turns around to see if his friends have noticed. A rifle barrel digs into his back. More soldiers poured out of the side streets and surrounded him with rifles drawn.

commander
Well, that's it for you then. Where's the rest?

Zorro returned his gaze defiantly and was silent. But he knows that he has no chance and lets the sword sink. The commander takes it from him and looks at the blade. There are scratches in the steel where the ball ricocheted off.

commander
Nice trick. But you ruin the blade with it.

Further down in the old town. Usopp runs far ahead, Nami is the second. At another intersection, she stops, listens, and pulls Sanji and Luffy into a dark gate. Usopp has already crossed the intersection.A troop of soldiers comes from the left, looks around helplessly and only discovers Usopp, who, cut off from his friends, runs on alone in horror. The soldiers follow Usopp, the other three duck into the gate, wait until the air is clear and then run to the right. Luffy turns to Usopp.

Luffy
And what about Usopp?

Sanji
Don't worry, he's great at running away.

Nami
He knows where we'll meet. Bet he'll be there before us?

Zorro is led away by marines in handcuffs. Usops nose sticks out of a garbage can on the side of the road. Zorro and Usopp have eye contact for a brief moment. Usopp looks horrified and questioning out of his garbage can, Zorro shakes his head and silently forms the words' GET OFF! '. The guards have not noticed why Zorro is looking to the side and one of them pushes the butt of the rifle in the back to propel him.
When the soldiers are gone, Usopp climbs out of his garbage can and looks around indecisively.Then he follows Zorro and the soldiers.

The ship is hidden between rocks very close to the city, directly below the naval fortress, but not visible from above. Luffy jumps on board.

Luffy
Usopp? Zorro? We left them behind!

The ship lies abandoned. Nami and Sanji climb on board.

Sanji (giggling and out of breath)
They can search until they turn black.

Nami
And? Anyone there already? Or are the two still dawdling in the city?

You sit on deck and wait.

remain silent

Luffy (impatient-cranky)
But they take a long time.

Nami
Actually, we should go now. Without her. Real pirates do that.

Luffy
Are you crazy?

Nami
Really. Those who fail are left behind. These are the rules.

Luffy (pouting)
Stupid rules. I don't want to be the kind of pirate.

Sanji (grins)
Then we're just a different breed.

Nami (must also grin)
Your kids!
Don't worry, it's too dangerous to drive off in daylight.An interrogation room in the fortress. Zorro is sitting in handcuffs at a table, opposite the commandant. A marine stands next to him. Zorro's swords are leaning in one corner.

commander
Where's Monkey D. Luffy?

Zorro
You have no right to hold me. Your people shot me and then ...

commander
Let's leave these games. Do you want to negotiate the bounty?

Zorro
No.

commander
30 million berry is a lot of money. Don't tell me you deserve this every day. But we can talk about anything. Would you like a cup of tea?

He waves to the torturer, who pours two cups of tea. The commandant pushes one over to Zorro. Zorro ignores them.

Zorro
I'm out of business.

Commander (sips his tea)
I see? Well, look at it. Then you should think about what to do with your life, right? Someone with your skills ... why not with us? I'll make you a suggestion: You can become a naval lieutenant first thing tomorrow.Save yourself the basic training, all the stupid mud seals and latrine cleaning, I can shoot something for you. I'll do you a favor and you do me. I Agree?

Zorro
No interest.

Usopp stands in front of the closed gate of the fortress and looks around for an entrance. He discovers a small open window roughly on the first floor and climbs up the uneven wall. He squeezes through the narrow window opening until only his kicking legs can be seen. Suddenly he is suddenly drawn into it.

Inside, in a gloomy corridor. Two soldiers caught Usopp climbing in and pulled him through the window opening.

Soldier 1 (grinning)
Well, what do we have here? Housebreaker?

Usopp (cocky)
Let go of me, I'm a dangerous pirate!

The two soldiers burst out laughing. One hits Usopp in the face.

Usopp (holds his sore cheek, his tone becomes slightly hysterical)

Never do that again! I'll tell my friend Zorro and he'll flatten you!The two soldiers laugh even louder.

Soldier 2 (sarcasm deep)
Lorenor Zorro? THAT should be your friend, you dangerous pirate, you?

Soldier 1 (gleefully)
Your "friend" Zorro is being turned through the mangle by our commanding officer. He can be happy if he's still alive tomorrow morning.

The soldiers search Usopp, take his slingshot from him and drag him down the corridor with kicks and blows.

The interrogation room.

Zorro (impatient)
Look, it's no use. I can't give you what you want and you have nothing to offer that I want. No business will come of it. Let me go at last.

Commander (maliciously, stirring his tea)
So, so, I have nothing you want Might be. But I have a lot of things that you do NOT want. Wait and see.

He waves the torturer with the teaspoon. The torturer stabs Zorro in the side with a metal-coated stick. Blue lightning flashes over Zorro's body. Zorro falls from his chair and can only suppress a cry of pain with difficulty.Trembling and breathing heavily, he stands up. The torturer raises his stick threateningly.

Commander (grinning broadly)
Our little conversation is far from over.
Where's Monkey D. Luffy?

A prison cell. Usopp is pushed through the door. He crawls on the bunk and hides under the covers, only his nose peeking out.

Prison guard
What are you going to do with that? The boss has other things to do today.

Soldier 2
Oh, keep the little